brother and sister together we'll make it through
i was walking into uni this morning, where i saw this homeless guy. how did i know that he was homeless? well... he was selling this socialist rag called "the big issue". it's an interesting project that provides a source of income for the homeless. the magazines are sold by the homeless and they survive on the proceeds of their sales. thing is, i wonder... how much of the $3 retail price goes to the homeless? of the amount that you donate to charity, usualy about 40% of it goes towards the administration of the organisation that's raising the funds. it might me just me, but i find something fundamentally wrong about people earning good bucks from their cut of that amount that's donated. but, if they don't organise fund raising events, then the people wouldn't even be getting that 60%. *sigh*
i find poverty quite depressing. the aussie government has in place a system of social welfare, but tons of people don't receive the aid they are due because of some teensy weensy bureaucratic loophole. it's very much the same in the US. my next post will be an alternative take on the "land of dreams"
i find poverty quite depressing. the aussie government has in place a system of social welfare, but tons of people don't receive the aid they are due because of some teensy weensy bureaucratic loophole. it's very much the same in the US. my next post will be an alternative take on the "land of dreams"
